Abia govt shuts down 197 private schools
The Abia State government has shut down 197 “substandard” private schools as part of reform in the state’s education sector. The state’s Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mr. Okey Kanu,
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Naira falls again across official, parallel markets, trades at N795/$1, N1135/$1
The naira began the week by declining against the U.S. dollar at both the official and parallel markets on Monday 13th November 2023 indicating a reversal from the gain recorded
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UNION BANK OF NIGERIA COMPLETES SHAREHOLDING TAKEOVER, DELISTS FROM STOCK EXCHANGE.
In May, 2023, Union Bank received an offer from its core shareholder, Titan Trust Bank Limited, to acquire the shares of all minority shareholders in Union Bank after the completion
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JAMB claims innocence in alleged admission fraud at UNN, says it’s between student and varsity
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has given a narrative over an incident involving a candidate who sought admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) Ishaq Oloyede, the
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Nigeria’s inflation rate may hit 30% by December 2023 —KPMG
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has been tipped to hit 30% by December 2023, global financial advisory service firm, Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG) has predicted. KPMG in its macroeconomic review
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Pastor’s wife killed, one injured by kidnappers in Kwara
The wife of a pastor of Evangelical Church Winning All in Agbeku in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State identified as Mrs Olawale was feared killed on Saturday
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Court jails cashier five years for defrauding employer N64.4m
The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced cashier, Tunde Abdulramon, to five years’ imprisonment for his employer’s N64,420,900 to marry a new wife and also for opening
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Dangote refinery secures licence to refine 300,000bpd crude
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said his refinery has secured a licence to refine more than 300,000 barrels of Nigerian crude per day and will begin to process gasoline
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INEC official kidnapped in Bayelsa, result sheets lost in capsized boat
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday night, said one of its officials in the Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State had been abducted. Wilfred Ifogah, the head
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Bayelsa Guber: Police vow to deal with fake security personnel recruited by politicians
The Nigeria Police Force has vowed to deal with fake security personnel allegedly recruited by politicians to disrupt the governorship election holding in Bayelsa State today. Deputy Inspector-General of Police,
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